JUSTICES REJECT NEWS MEDIA CASE; A $12 Million Privacy Suit Against Time Inc. Stands
Date: 25 May 1976
Sup Ct on May 25 refuses to consider case asking how far news media may go in disclosing truthful facts about person's private life; lets stand decision of US Ct of Appeals for 9th Circuit in San Francisco refusing to dismiss $12-million privacy suit against Time Inc; effect of action is to send case back to Fed judge to determine whether it should be submitted to jury; suit was filed by Michael J Virgil on basis of article which appeared in Feb 22, '71, issue of Sports Illustrated and dealt with devotees of sport of body surfing, including Virgil; Time, which publishes Sports Illustrated, moved for dismissal of Virgil's suit, arguing that article was protected by freedom-of-press guarantee in 1st Amendment; US Dist Judge Gordon Thompson Jr denied motion; Time then appealed to appeals ct (S)
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Television
Date: 26 May 1976
Price of Sunday NY News in NYC, LI and suburbs will rise from 30c to 35c on June 13; pres and publisher W H James comments (S)
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Paper in Moscow Links 3 U.S. Correspondent, to the C.I.A.
Date: 26 May 1976
NY Times issues denial of charge (S)
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Trenton Topics; Byrne Pressures F.C.C. On State's TV Coverage
Date: 26 May 1976
By MARTIN WALDRON Special to The New York Times
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NJ Gov Byrne tells FCC that he is not enthusiastic about new, limited plans by NYC and Phila TV stations to cover NJ news (M)
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Aide Says Ford Firms Up Candidacy
Date: 26 May 1976
By PHILIP SHABECOFF Special to The New York Times
Philip Special
Stuart Spencer, Pres Ford's campaign mgr, says Ford's victories in Tenn and Ky establish him as natl candidate; spokesman Peter Kaye says momentum is now on Ford's side (M)
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Sports News Briefs; Garvey Testifies in N.F.L. Suit
Date: 26 May 1976
Players' Assn head Garvey testifies that good coaches and smart front-office personnel are bigger factors than coll draft in producing winning teams; says he does not think draft should be eliminated but could exist in modified form (S)
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Notes on People; Woolf Accepts Post in Princeton
Date: 25 May 1976
Machekhin leaves for Moscow with wife and child by request of Japanese Govt (S)
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